6 DIY Halloween costumes that only people from Herefordshire would get

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6 DIY Halloween costumes that only people from Herefordshire would get

You’re going to a costume party, or you're doing a squad night out, and the closest thing you’ve got to fancy-dress is a plastic pumpkin mask from last year that still smells vaguely of beer and Doritos.

Don't worry, we’re here to help.

These days, there are basically two types of people when it comes to Halloween. There are those people who will happily spend a month's salary on some Game Of Thrones-level transformation, weeks in the making, and then there's the rest of us who will likely be staring at the same leftover Werewolf hands and 80s wigs in the jokeshop on Thursday night, trying to convince yourself that 'yeh, I guess this could be something...'

There's nothing wrong with half-arsing it. But the key is getting maximum reaction from the absolute minimum amount of effort. It doesn't even have to be scary. Take it from the celebs. Just find something funny/vaguely pop-culture-y, and if you must, add a squirt of fake blood to make it Scary Donald Trump.

But if you don't want to be yet another Spooky/Sexy Daenerys Targaryen stumbling around Hereford on Saturday night, here are a few creative DIY costumes with a local spin.

(If you need some last minute Halloween plans - or something to do this weekend that has absolutely nothing to do with pumpkins or fake blood, check out our Weekend Roundup here)

1. An off-duty SAS soldier

Yes, it would be easy to get out the camo paint, grab a green tee from Primark and go all Rambo, but everyone who lives in Hereford knows that’s not what SAS boys look like. They look like this.